Backpacks have an influence on back pain in children and the weight limit should not exceed 10-15% of the child’s body weight, according to a study in the Journal of Clinical Chiropractic Pediatrics.
Heavy backpacks have been shown on MRI's of healthy children to compress the the discs of the lower spine with increasing weight, as well as increased asymmetry of the discs.
NY Times Backpack
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